PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

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LOCALLY FELT EARTH TREMOR REPORT

 

(UPDATE) INITIAL ANALYSIS FROM THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY
INDICATED THAT AN EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 3.2 HAS OCCURRED
AT 7:55 P.M. ON 27 SEPTEMBER 2022 (TUESDAY) NEAR COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE EPICENTRE IS LOCATED NEAR 22.50N,
115.07E, ABOUT 95 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG. 
 
EPICENTRE LOCATION MAP :
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MAP.HTM 
 
THE OBSERVATORY RECEIVED OVER A HUNDRED LOCALLY FELT
REPORTS OF MINOR SHAKING, THE DURATION OF WHICH WAS A FEW
SECONDS. INITIAL ESTIMATE GAVE A LOCAL INTENSITY OF IV
(FOUR) ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI INTENSITY SCALE, THAT IS
HANGING OBJECTS SWING. WINDOWS, DISHES, DOORS RATTLE. 
 
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS ON THE MODIFIED MERCALLI
INTENSITY SCALE, PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE:
HTTPS://WWW.HKO.GOV.HK/EN/GTS/EQUAKE/MMS.HTM

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:22 HKT ON 27.09.2022